From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 13 20:19:17 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63D7D16A4CE for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:19:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from april.chuckr.org (april.chuckr.org [66.92.151.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D8AE43D49 for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:19:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chuckr@chuckr.org) Received: from [66.92.151.195] (july.chuckr.org [66.92.151.195]) by april.chuckr.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAF0D11ED8; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:12:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <425D7EB0.3000506@chuckr.org> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:18:56 +0000 From: Chuck Robey User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20050316) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9_de_Paula_Rodrigues?= References: <5ef8c2f005041313071c2e5df5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5ef8c2f005041313071c2e5df5@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit cc: FreeBSD-Questions Subject: Re: Supported six-channel sound cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:19:17 -0000 José de Paula Rodrigues wrote: > Greetings all, > > As a desktop FreeBSD user, I'd like to know if there is a list of > supported 5.1 sound cards somewhere. The Holy Handbook mentions some > supported cards, yes, but it doesn't say whether they are supported in > 5.1 mode or only plain stereo. > > My current card, an onboard nForce (A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard), is > capable of 5.1, > but the drivers currently don't offer this possibility (maybe in the > near future?), and all I have is stereo. > I am trying to get my SoundBlaster Audify working with FreeBSD. Sound I have, at a minimum, but I want 6 channel digital sound like I had working with this card while I was experimenting with Linux. My speakers have both optical and digital inputs, and I have the digital ones wired to the output of the Audigy. I know I have that right, I had this same connection working before under Linux. I guess one of the things I need to test is a mp3 that has 6 channel source. Anyone have one of those? I have a mp3 I have been using for testing, but it's stereo only, and that won't do for 6 channel testing. I need to learn how to use a52dec. BTW, I am a pro when it comes to using my ears, I spent years as a communications technician. I can tell you beyond all doubt that 6 channel sound is quite, quite audibly a huge improvement over stereo, and worth our time to get working. > > My FreeBSD is 5.3 with kernel and ports tree updated half an hour ago. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"